Your source for all things Secret Santa related! Please see below the cut for more details.
Could all participants please send an email to me (address below) so that on Tuesday when I shuffle your names, I can simply send the message as a reply. By Tuesday afternoon/evening, you should have your Secret Santee!
Welcome to Secret Santa 2012! Hopefully we're off to an early start this year, and we can have as good a time as we've had in the past!
We're a family here in the Community, and like many families, we have a tradition of exchanging gifts during the holidays. Regardless of where you live, or what you do during the holidays, it is a fun time to share the seasons with your friends in the TEFc.
In order to try and keep things as fair as possible, the gift-giving will be split into two groups. One group will receive mailed gifts from their secret Santa, and the second group will exchange gifts in an online format, whether through email or through the Community.
Now, onto the important details!
IMPORTANT DATES
If you wish to sign up as part of this year's Secret Santa, I'm asking that you submit your information to me by Tuesday November 20th at the very latest! I would like to give everyone enough time to put their gifts together before the holiday season when everyone gets very busy. This gives me enough time to sort the names and email the participants before December even starts.
If you are part of the mailed-gift group, in order to get the gift mailed in time, you should send out your packages before Tuesday December 11th.
SPENDING LIMIT
As most of us are not millionaires, and for many TEF residents, money is a bit tight around the holidays, this year, I am going to request that a $20 (US/CAN) spending limit (before shipping) be followed. Even if you do have the funds to go beyond this, I ask that you try to restrain yourself, as we don't want anyone feeling like there is unfairness going on. If you wish to send me a message privately about this issue, you may do so via the contact information I will post below.
SIGN-UP FORM
If you wish to take part, I simply need you to post in the comments with this form filled out. If you don't want to include your contact information in the comment section, then please just send it to me in an email.
Secret Santa 2012 Sign-up Form:
Username:
Real Name (First only):
Mailed/Non-mailed group:
Some of your favourite things:
If you want to be part of the mailed group, I need you to send me an email with your mailing information.
MY CONTACT INFORMATION
email:
msn: same as above (although occasionally unreliable)
Have a happy early holidays everyone, let's make this a great season!
MAILED GIFT GROUP
Chantico
Pegasicorn
Seed
Ewe
Myrr
Quadraptor
Vauss
Keepspeeps
*address needed
NON-MAILED GIFT GROUP
Meadow
Magnanimous
Honeyfur
Edmund
Mismatched
Echosong
Jinxyness
Chewbaccabigsis
Misschevious
Tornpaw
Chickenwhite
*Email sent.
Thank you Echosong, you
Bump.
Still need some emails and
Back from my camp. I really
I really need those emails guys, and particularly from those in the mailed group I haven't heard from, I need your mailing addresses too!
I'm not sure if Myrr will
Misschevious posted her e-mail in the comments -
I asked Vauss and ChewbaccaBigSis to contact you
Thank you Quad, I think I
If I don't hear anything from Myrr by the end of the week, I'll have to cut them out of the group. Hopefully it doesn't come to that!
Thank you for contacting the other two as well. I appreciate the help!
Vauss and Myrr, I really need
Bump
If anyone knows either of these two players, could you please pass on the urgency of this!
I've removed Vauss and Myrr
As of now, everyone should have received word about who they were giving a gift to. If you haven't just send me an email.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Those in the mailed group, you should be planning on sending your gift at some point soon so that it gets to its location in time for Christmas!
Once you have sent your gift, could you please just send me a note about it so that I can keep track of where the mailed gifts are? Thanks very much everyone!
I've sent half of my gift --
I'll send the rest of it over tommorow or so.
Thanks Seed, I'm sure your
Im very sorry but i will have
Maybe next Christmas, :/ Im very sorry.
Thanks for letting me know
I would like to volunteer
$20 isn't that much so I don't mind.
Let me know, if you need me to email you again, please tell me.
Thank you so much Ewe! I
i apologize with the
Hey guys, just want to send
The book is called "The Fire From Within" by Carlos Castaneda. I thought Trigger had sent the book since she said something about sending me a book, but I just found out it wasn't her. And besides, I know her first name and it doesn't start with a "A"
Anyway, if you were my Santa this year and you sent me this book, could you please let me know so I can properly thank you? It looks like a very interesting book and I will be really eager to start reading it.
Thanks!
You naughty boy! The jig is
I'm quite pleased that you're excited about the book. Please; go ahead and begin reading it. You won't want to put it down. It's a very, very special book.. Chosen especially for you.
Asdfsdafadsfadsadaf!!! If
Thank you for this, it looks like an amazing read and definitely what I am interested in! I love reading about spirituality, philosophy, and so on that I am fascinated with all the ideas in the world of who we are, where we come from, and what we were born to do. I will definitely treasure this book!
Thank you so much! And Happy Holidays!
I mistakenly assumed that
Oh yes, you will treasure this book. It concerns all the matters you listed.. I hope you feel special;I don't even own a copy of this book yet. I will someday. Carlos C. has a series of about 9 nonfiction books dealing with his teachings from Don Juan.
I also suggest the book "Wrestling with Ghosts;A personal and scientific study of sleep paralysis" By Seville. It was my original pick for you;but was unattainable. Perhaps you may get it through an interlibrary loan.
I had tried to email you from an anonymous account,but received no response. is your email, correct? I wished to send you a mailing with suggestions for female artists. I did a little background searching on these forums to personalize a gift. I know of some music that I believe you'd like quite a bit.
-Ayame
That's the right email, I
When I do my Secret Santa, I send a note saying "Surprise! I'm your Santa!" But I can understand your idea, I was only confused because another friend said they had a book to send to me.
I will definitely look up that other book too, and I can't wait to read the one you sent me. Thank you again
That was my plan - to send a
Jorge Consea Seville is the author of this book; a book composed of 20 years of research into this field (the only book to have that claim). There are only a few paperbacks for $11 available on Amazon;otherwise on other sites it appears to be quite a rarity,coming at a steep $60 or $140 for a new copy. It came into my possession through an interlibrary loan. For my English 111 class,in college, my main paper of the semester, the iSearch paper;I chose sleep paralysis/lucid dreaming being as it's what I know the most about and I'm passionate about the study having been a victim of the severe disorder. I actually interviewed Mr. Seville for my paper. I'd be glad to share my iSearch paper with you if only you request it.
I'm so pleased that I judged correctly that this book, The Fire from Within, would be perfect for you. I knew it. You may experience intense vivid dreams and undergo altered states of consciousness. Especially if you read perhaps a few chapters each night before bed. You may find that your understanding of the nature of the universe will be expanded. This is a book you'll never forget. It's fantastic that it's actually nonfiction. It's a very revealing book for you to interpret. You're very welcome..
Secret Santa sent. Hope
Posted my secret santa stuff!
Teeny Requite by Dapper.
...I'm afraid I will be
Sorry!
Thanks guys! No worries
No worries Echosong, I trust that you will post it when you get the chance.
For everyone else, if you could please just let me know when your gift has been sent or posted that would be great, thanks!
Happy Holidays everyone!
I'm posting here but I wanted
The purse is perfect, exactly what I wanted. ; v ;
I also drank all my hot coco up in my new cup the next day after opening it.
Thank you so so so much Seed <3
It's January 9. I'm more than
Thanks Pega, I'll see what I
I posted mine a while ago,
I sent mine to the email they
Sent mine off quite a while
A package just got here, and
Thank you again, Trigger! =D
I will open it in a bit. >u>
EDIT
Dude, did you read my mind? Cuz I was looking at scarves a few weeks ago. XD Didn't like the ones I saw though, so didn't get one. Now I'm glad I didn't. This one is so much nicer. And silly kitty "helping" with it. XD
I love that flat color style you used on the bookmarks. And you reminded me of my leftover drawing class supplies. I need to get myself to use those again. 8|
Feeling like a broken record at this point, but thank you again. =]
Eee! I'm so glad you're
You're very welcome Pega, happy belated holidays! 8D